Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In this wide – ranging discussion you’ll discover how Donna’s faith and character were formed by her birth mother and a revered church mother of her Pentecostal past.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PP (IN In)
(NP (DT this) (JJ wide)))
(: -)
(NP (VBG ranging) (NN discussion)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB discover)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (NP (NNP Donna) (POS 's)) (NN faith) (CC and) (NN character))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN formed)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ revered) (NN church) (NN mother))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNP Pentecostal) (NN past)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
In the aftermath, Bianca and Whitney’s close relationship became less so – Bianca felt betrayed and a silent, sad Whitney tried to find her birth mother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (DT the) (NN aftermath)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP Bianca) (CC and) (NNP Whitney) (POS 's)) (JJ close) (NN relationship))
(VP (VBD became)
(ADJP (RBR less) (RB so))))
(: -)
(S (NP (NNP Bianca))
(VP (VBD felt)
(ADJP (VBN betrayed))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ silent) (, ,) (JJ sad) (NNP Whitney))
(VP (VBD tried)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB find)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Miranda signed the adoption papers and they replied, saying that her birth mother rejected her.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Miranda))
(VP (VBD signed)
(NP (DT the) (NN adoption) (NNS papers))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD replied) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG saying)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(VP (VBD rejected)
(NP (PRP her)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
She also finds out that her birth mother doesn’t really love her, nor does she truly want Witch Baby.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBZ finds) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VB love)
(NP (PRP her)))))
(, ,) (CC nor) (SQ (AUX does)
(NP (PRP she)) (ADVP (RB truly))
(VP (VB want)
(NP (NN Witch) (NN Baby))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m worried that her birth mother’s absence will feel like a rejection to my daughter and I’m angry that she will be hurt by not having contact.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ worried)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother) (POS 's)) (NN absence))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB feel)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN rejection))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN daughter)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ angry)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN hurt)
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (RB not) (AUXG having)
(NP (NN contact))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The girl that posted it said she was looking for her birth mother, Brenda Yarverver.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN girl))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD posted)
(NP (PRP it)))
(VP (VBD said)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG looking)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Brenda) (NNP Yarverver)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Amongst the steps is the dreaded wait for the I – 600 approval and finding out whether we are going to have to subject Faye and her birth mother to DNA testing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (IN Amongst)
(NP (DT the) (NNS steps))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ dreaded) (NN wait))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN I))))
(: -) (UCP (ADJP (CD 600) (NN approval)) (CC and)
(VP (VBG finding) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN whether)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB subject)
(NP (NP (NNP Faye)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN DNA) (NN testing))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
April Epner has just found out her husband has cheated on her, and she knocks back a possible rebound relationship and is contacted by a woman who claims to be her birth mother – all these events happening in quick succession.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP April) (NNP Epner))
(VP (VP (AUX has) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBN found) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN husband))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBD cheated)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP her)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ knocks) (PRT (RP back))
(NP (DT a) (JJ possible) (NN rebound) (NN relationship)))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN contacted)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN woman))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBZ claims)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)) (: -)
(NP (NP (PDT all) (DT these) (NNS events))
(VP (VBG happening)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ quick) (NN succession)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The oldest daughter was put up for adoption and had been searching for her birth mother recently because she had the means to do it finally.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (JJS oldest) (NN daughter))
(VP (VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN put) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN adoption)))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG searching)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)))
(ADVP (RB recently))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS means))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB finally)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Miranda signed the adoption papers and they replied, saying that her birth mother rejected her.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Miranda))
(VP (VBD signed)
(NP (DT the) (NN adoption) (NNS papers))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD replied) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG saying)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(VP (VBD rejected)
(NP (PRP her)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Reproductive disorders run in one side of Melina’s family (her birth mother) and Melina had surgery to remove cystic growths in her uterus.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (JJ Reproductive) (NNS disorders))
(VP (VBP run)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (CD one) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Melina) (POS 's)) (NN family)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Melina))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NN surgery))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB remove)
(NP (NP (JJ cystic) (NNS growths))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN uterus)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
All the same: she knows I’m her birth mother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (PDT All) (DT the) (JJ same)) (: :)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ knows)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When she called her birth mother, Silbert learned that Logar had just notarized paperwork to begin the process to find her daughter.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD called)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Silbert))
(VP (VBD learned)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNP Logar))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBN notarized)
(NP (NN paperwork))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB begin)
(NP (DT the) (NN process)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB find)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN daughter)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She returns to Romania and finds her birth mother, and still feels like something is missing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VP (VBZ returns)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Romania))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBZ finds)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB still)) (VBZ feels)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (NP (NN something))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG missing))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Though her birth mother was still living, Regina said she became close with her stepmother Mildred and loved her dearly, though she described Mildred as “self – centered and narcissistic”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Though)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VBG living)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Regina))
(VP (VP (VBD said)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD became)
(ADJP (JJ close)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN stepmother))))
(NP (NNP Mildred)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD loved)
(NP (PRP her)) (ADVP (RB dearly)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD described)
(NP (NNP Mildred))
(PP (IN as) ('' '')
(NP (NP (NN self)) (: -)
(ADJP (VBN centered) (CC and) (JJ narcissistic) ('' '')))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Apparently it’s about a woman who was adopted discovering her birth mother late in life, and pregnancies.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Apparently))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN woman))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN adopted)
(S (VP (VBG discovering)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(PP (ADVP (RB late)) (IN in)
(NP (NN life) (, ,) (CC and) (NNS pregnancies)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hannah gets bangs and goes shorter all over, and it becomes clear that her birth mother is Shelley Duvall in The Shining.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Hannah))
(VP (VP (VBZ gets)
(NP (VBZ bangs)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBZ goes)
(ADJP (JJR shorter))
(PP (DT all) (IN over)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ becomes)
(ADJP (JJ clear))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NNP Shelley) (NNP Duvall))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT The) (VBG Shining)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I feel like leaving Korea is going to be like an adopted child meeting and parting with his / her birth mother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP feel)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (S (VP (VBG leaving)
(NP (NNP Korea))))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT an) (VBN adopted) (NN child) (NN meeting) (CC and) (NN parting))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN /)))
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birth) (NN mother)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler and Matthew Broderick star in this comedic tale about a schoolteacher in the thick of a midlife crisis involving a messy divorce, the death of her adoptive mother and a reunion with her eccentric birth mother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Helen) (NNP Hunt)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Colin) (NNP Firth)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Bette) (NNP Midler)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP Matthew) (NNP Broderick)))
(VP (VB star)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT this) (JJ comedic) (NN tale))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN schoolteacher))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ thick))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ midlife) (NN crisis))
(VP (VBG involving)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ messy) (NN divorce)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN death))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ adoptive) (NN mother))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN reunion))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ eccentric) (NN birth) (NN mother)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Her birth mother is Mam Manivan Phanivong, a Lao women who was born in Vientiane, Laos, who married King Sihanouk in 1949.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Her) (NN birth) (NN mother))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (NNP Mam) (NNP Manivan) (NNP Phanivong)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NNP Lao) (NNS women))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN born)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Vientiane)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Laos)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD married)
(NP (NNP King) (NNP Sihanouk))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1949)))))
(. .)))
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